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The most eerie, impressive and moving abandoned places to explore in Europe (where we’ve been so far!)

Published on: by Nic Hilditch-Short 20 Comments

We love exploring abandoned places, call us strange, but there is nothing quite like the eerie atmosphere of discovering a forgotten or over looked area of a city. Creeping behind the everyday, off the beaten track and into a lost world, a time capsule of a bygone era. A museum that you can interact with, […]

Exploring Buzludzha: The abandoned Communist headquarters of Bulgaria! (And a side trip to Shipka!)

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Have you ever had dreams of crawling through a tiny hole into a dark and damp crumbling ruin, the smell of decay  piercing your nostrils and you step over piles of rotten communist relics. Probably not, well that is unless you are as strange as I am! Well, there’s more to it than having a […]

A day of adventure at the stunning UNESCO Rila Monastery, Stob Pyramids and the Bulgarian mountains!

Published on: by Nic Hilditch-Short 5 Comments

When we knew we would be going to Bulgaria on our travels through Europe we weren’t really sure what or where we would be heading. Sometimes it is nice to turn up in a country and it be a total surprise. But one thing we did know about was Rila Monastery (and Buzludzha but that’s another […]

Plovdiv: The ancient Roman city with a young bohemian charm! (and a unique AirBnB experience!)

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We had already fallen head over heels in love with Bulgaria by the time we boarded the train in Sofia to make the slow chugging trundle through the mountains and countryside towards Plovdiv. We knew not to much about the second largest city in the country apart from its famous Roman Ruins, but upon visiting […]

A guide to Sofia, the diverse city we felt so at home in & the gateway to our Bulgarian adventures!

Published on: by Nic Hilditch-Short 7 Comments

Our first impression of Sofia wasn’t amazing, we arrived in a storm from Kosovo and the big city almost ate us up! We initially stayed in quite a run down area of the city and we felt like we were just coasting through. After having to move to another hostel across the city that’s when […]

Hostel Review: Moreto & Caffeto, Sofia, Bulgaria! An amazing adventure with amazing people!

Published on: by Nic Hilditch-Short 11 Comments

Occasionally when you are travelling you stumble upon a hostel that just has everything perfect. Sometimes it can be a hit and miss game that’s true. Some hostels look great but then turn out to be ruined by obnoxious idiots drinking their way around the world. Then others sell themselves short, but once you arrive […]

Backpacking through Europe: Month 3! A detour, holiday, jumping off a mountain and a new love affair!

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So, we greet you from month 3 of our backpacking trip. Month 3 and you are still in Europe you might ask! Well yes and no really! We actually ended up taking a 3 week detour to Turkey to see family, two weeks of that was technically in Asia! But the 3 month time scale […]

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We are Nic and Paul, The Roaming Renegades! A married couple who are quitting the 9-5 for a life of travel & adventure. We are leaving behind the "normal" way of living in which we are conditioned into giving away our best years for a retirement which may never happen. Live for today we say! Our travelling style is to see the world through alternative perspectives, getting off the beaten track, going on wild adventures and participating in some "Dark Tourism!" Follow our crazy adventures around the world! Read more if you are intrigued!.

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